sabrang

The Steady Marginalisation of Indian Muslims

Mohd. Rehan Ali and Khan Obaida - February 12, 2025

On the occasion of Bakri Eid in 1947, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad delivered an iconic speech at Jama Masjid in Delhi, assuring Indian Muslims...

Rule of Law

Supreme Court disposes of PIL on cow vigilantism, declines micro-monitoring of state compliance

sabrangindia - February 12, 2025

Despite acknowledging concerns over rising mob lynching incidents, the Court ruled that enforcing compliance with its guidelines should be pursued through High Courts and other legal avenues

Rule of Law

Delhi high court strikes down illegal arrest: Reaffirms the right to immediate disclosure of grounds of arrest

CJP Team - February 12, 2025

The Delhi High Court ruled that the arrest of Marfing Tamang was illegal due to delayed disclosure of grounds, violating Section 50 CrPC and Article 22(1)

India

Kashmir’s Fragile Calm: Indicator of Silence or Real Peace?

KT NEWS SERVICE - February 12, 2025

As Kashmir sees fewer shutdowns and rising tourism, many ask — does stability mean true peace or just enforced silence?

Minorities

Are Indian anti-conversion laws targeting minorities or protecting the vulnerable?

CJP Team - February 12, 2025

Despite its claims to curb forced conversions, Rajasthan's Anti-Conversion Bill, 2025, imposes severe penalties, limits personal freedom, and jeopardises religious freedom, raising concerns regarding abuse, discrimination, and constitutional overreach.

Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Adivasi Land Rights Erosion: The effects of the 2023 Forest Conservation Amendment Act

CJP Legal Team - February 11, 2025

By redefining forests, facilitating land diversion, and permitting corporate projects, the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023, jeopardises Adivasi land rights by increasing the risk of ecological loss, displacement, and a weakened legal framework for Indigenous people

India

IAS officers’ religious role raises secular concerns

sabrangindia - February 11, 2025

The increasing involvement of IAS officers in religious activities raises serious concerns about secular governance, constitutional obligations, and the neutrality of India's bureaucratic framework

Rule of Law

India’s struggle to end manual scavenging continues

CJP Team - February 10, 2025

On January 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of India passed a landmark ruling banning manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning in six major metropolitan cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The Court's decision was prompted by continued state inaction despite multiple previous directives and legislation prohibiting the practice.

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In a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, V.D. Satheesan, Congress leader of the opposition Kerala Assembly has sought urgent intervention regarding the detention/arrest of twelve individuals, including Father Sudhir, a priest of the CSI South Kerala Diocese, arrested by the Maharashtra Police following a complaint filed by Bajrang Dal activists

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Activist and poet, Ipsa Shatkashi, will be awarded the kritya Yuva Puraskar 2026 at the World Book Fair on January 15, 2026

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West Bengal: SIR unravelled

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Multiple reports of serious anomalies in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process being unilaterally conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in West Bengal have come to light; exclusion of Matuas, immigrants from erstwhile east Bengal, is only one of them

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